LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION SCHEDULES

Most of the materials in the Hostos Library are shelved by call number using the Library of Congress Classification System.

Call Numbers always start with a letter or letters, which represent different subject areas.  Numbers that further specify the subject matter then follows the letter(s).

Following is a general outline of the LC Classification System.  Not all sub-classes are included.

Link to floor plan detailing the shelving locations. (Main reading room—2^nd floor)

A    General Works
                        Includes Encyclopedias, Almanacs, General Periodicals and Newspapers, General Indexes, etc.

B    Philosophy and Religion:
                        B-BD: Philosophy
                        BF: Psychology
                        BL-BX: Religion

C    History:  Auxiliary Sciences of History
                       CT: Biography

D    History:  General and Old World
                        DA-DR: Europe and Russia
                        DS: Asia
                        DT: Africa
                        DU: Pacific Basin, Australia, New Zealand

E-F  History:  America
                        E: North America; General United States History
                        F: U.S. State and Local History; Canada, Mexico, Central and South America

G    Geography, Anthropology, Folklore, etc.
                        GN: Anthropology
                        GR: Folklore
                        GT: Manners and Customs, including Costume and Fashion, Festivals
                        GV: Recreation, including Sports, Dance, Outdoor Recreation, and Games

H    Social Sciences
                        HB: Economics

HC: Economic History and Conditions
                        HD: Agricultural Economics, Industrial Economics, and Labor
                        HF: Business and Commerce
                        HG: Finance
                        HM: Sociology
                        HQ: Social Groups
                        HV: Social Welfare

J    Political Science

K    Law

KF: Law of the United States

L    Education
                        LB: Theory and Practice of Education
                        LC: Special Aspects of Education

M    Music
                        M: Music, including Scores
                        ML: Literature about Music
                        MT: Music Instruction and Study

N    Fine Arts

P    Language and Literature:
                        P: Philology, Linguistics and Communication Studies
                        PA: Classical Languages and Literature
                        PN: Literature, Including Criticism, Genres, Performing Arts and Journalism
                        PQ: Romance Literatures
                        PR: English Literature
                        PS: American Literature

Q    Science
                        QA: Mathematics and Computer Science
                        QB: Astronomy
                        QC: Physics
                        QD: Chemistry and Biochemistry
                        QE: Geology
                        QH: General Biology, Ecology, Cytology
                        QK: Botany
                        QL: Zoology
                        QM: Human Anatomy
                        QP: Physiology
                        QR: Microbiology

R    Medicine

S    Agriculture

T    Technology
                        TK: Electrical Engineering, including Telecommunications and Nuclear Engineering
                        TX: Home Economics, including Nutrition and Hotel and Restaurant Management

U    Military Science

V    Naval Science

Z    Bibliography and Library Science

Revised: December 19, 2006